The country's transportation sectors geared up on Wednesday to full capacity to handle the annual surge of travelers at the start of the 40-day Spring Festival holiday rush.
Premature deaths related to PM2.5 pollution in 31 major Chinese cities reached 257,000 in 2013, making it a major killer equivalent to smoking, according to a yearlong study released on Wednesday.
China criticized Norway for expelling a Chinese doctoral student under the "groundless" allegation that his expertise could be used for military purposes, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
Premier Li Keqiang said he is confident about stable economic growth this year amid mixed signals on growth at home and abroad as the domestic economy slows.
China's genetically modified food market cannot be dominated by foreign products, a senior rural affairs official said on Tuesday amid calls by authorities for intensified efforts to ease public fears over GM products.
Hometown diplomacy is emerging as the latest trend to showcase the closeness of ties between countries.
Some online shoppers in China will have to look to the skies for their packages on Wednesday.
Defense Minister Chang Wanquan began a three-day official visit to the Republic of Korea on Tuesday, a trip that observers said will help to strengthen stability in Northeast Asia.
Spring Festival, in name at least, conjures up for this Westerner a hearkening to a warm, sunny world with carefree birds and budding branches. In February, even during this mild Beijing winter, that seems a distant prospect at best.
Item from Feb 4, 1985, in China Daily: People hurrying for trains enjoy a meal provided in boxes at a Chinese-style fast-food restaurant near Beijing. The China Food Industry Technology Development Corporation said fast-food factories providing up to 1.3 million meals a day will be built across China by the end of the year. The meals, mostly Chinese-style with rice and vegetables, will be supplied to factories, mines and government offices.
A Chinese woman allegedly placed her underwear on a chair in an airport lounge in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last month.
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